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Understanding Combustion in CI Engines for Adoption of Renewable Fuels
The combustion in diesel engines is a complex phenomenon involving two-phase flow, fluid–geometry interactions and fluid–fluid interactions. Diesel engines have seen numerous designs of the combustion chamber ...
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Introduction to Advances in Engine Tribology
Customers demands and stringent emission norms have compelled automotive manufacturers to deliver energy-efficient, economically viable, and environmentally friendly engines. The expectations are getting steep...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Modified Particle Swarm Optimized Load Frequency Control of Renewable Energy Sources-Based Integrated Power Systems
This paper presents the study of a modified particle swarm optimization algorithm in load frequency control for an integrated power system. The system to be studied is a two-area system whose generation is cov...
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Strategical Evolution of Clean Diesel Combustion
Diesel engines have been dominant powerplants for transporting goods and public transport, powering agricultural machines as well as industrial machines. After hundred years of evolution, these machines contin...
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Article
Investigation of As-Cast and Homogenized Microstructure in Mg–6 wt% Sn–1 wt% Al Alloy: An Experimental and Modelling Study
A wedge casting experiment was performed for ternary Mg–6 wt% Sn–1 wt% Al alloy to obtain solidified microstructure in a wide range of cooling rate (5–150 K/s). As-cast microstructural features such as seconda...
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Application of Laser-Induced Fluorescence Technique in Internal Combustion Engine Investigations
Laser diagnostic techniques have evolved as a pioneering tool for understanding the combustion and fluid dynamics in internal combustion (IC) engines. These are non-intrusive techniques, which provide fundamen...
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Potential of Gasoline Compression Ignition Combustion for Heavy-Duty Applications in Internal Combustion Engines
Conventional compression ignition (CI) engines have higher efficiency compared to spark ignition (SI) engines because of their higher compression ratio. Hence, they have been widely used for heavy-duty applica...
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Challenges and Opportunities of Particle Imaging Velocimetry as a Tool for Internal Combustion Engine Diagnostics
To make further progress on in situ reduction of pollutant formation in engines, the understanding of combustible mixture preparation is vital. Time-dependent development of flow structures and distribution of...
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Optical Diagnostics of Spray Development in Diesel Engines
In order to comply with the current and future emission norms applicable to diesel engines, understanding the fuel-air mixing phenomena in depth is quite crucial. Fuel spray inside the cylinder of an engine in...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Thermodynamic Analysis of an Integrated Gasification Fuel Cell-Combined Cycle Power Plant Using Indian Coal
In the present study, a detailed thermodynamic analysis of an integrated gasification fuel cell-combined cycle (IGFC-CC) power plant is carried out wherein gasification technology is coupled with solid oxide f...
